New Ability

New Utility Changes

Instead of 4 Tiers, Utilities are now divided into 3 Tiers (Skillful, Masterful and Heroic) and there are now a total of 9 points to spend. You have to spend at least 3 points to access the next Tier up. To access the Masterful Tier you have to spend 3 points in Skillful. To access the Heroic Tier you have to spend 6 points in Skillful and/or Masterful. There are 8 Utilities in each Tier.

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Skillful

UTILITY

DESCRIPTION

Avoidance

Reduces the cooldown of Jolt by 2 seconds, Unbreakable Will by 30 seconds, and Force Speed by 5 seconds.

Oppressing Force

Lowers the cooldwon of Electrocute by 15 seconds and increases the duration of Force SLow and reduces its cooldown by 6 seconds. In addition, your Whirlwind affects up to 2 additional standard or weak enemies within 8 meters of the target.

Formless Phantom

As Darkness, reduces all damage taken while stuned by 30%. As Deception and Hatred, reduces the damage taken form area attacks by 30%.

Thrash, Voltaic Slash, and Lacerate reduce the movement speed of the targets they damage by 30% for 6 seconds.

Nerve Wracking

Targets controlled by your Spike or Electrocute take 5% more damage from all sources.

Assassin’s Shelter

Mass Mind Control provides Assassin’s Shelter toa ll allies within range, excluding yourself, reducing the damage they take by 5% for the next 6 seconds and healing them for x health over the duration.

Masterful

UTILITY

DESCRIPTION

Fade

Reduces the cooldown of Force Cloak by 45 seconds and extends its duration by 5 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Overload by 2.5 seconds and Recklessness grants 1 additional charge when activated.

Speed Surge

Activating Shock, Ball Lightning, or Eradicate increases your movement speed by 50% for 9 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 18 seconds.

Magnetism

When a target recovers from being stunned by your Spike or Electrocute, its movement speed is slowed by 90% for the following 3 seconds. Addionally, Force Cloak increases your movement speed by 50% while it is active, and Force Slow reduces the movement speed of its target by an additional 20%.

Increases the durations of Force Shroud by 2 seconds and Force Speed by 0.5 seconds. Additionally, Force Speed slows enemies within 5 meters by 75% for 2.5 aseconds when activated.

Reaper’s Rush

Phantom Stride grants Reaper’s Rush, allowing your next Assassinate to be used on any target, regardless of remaining health. Reaper’s Rush lasts for 10 seconds. Additionally, if the target of your phantom stride is killed within 10 seconds of using Phantom Stride, Phantom Stride’s cooldown is reset.

Hand of Darkness

Force Pull immobilizes the target for 3 seconds, Leeching Strike immobilizes its target for 2 seconds, and Low Slash immobilizes its target for 1 second after the incapacitating effect wears off. In addition, successful use of Mind Trap grants Hand of Darkness, increasing the critical chance of your next direct attack by 100%. This effect lasts for 20 seconds.

Renewing Darkness

When entering stealth with Force Cloak you generate a stack of Renewing Darkness and heal for 4% of your maximum health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. Stacks alst for 6 seconds. When stealth is broken, each stack of Renewing Darkness heals you for 4% of your health.

Phasing Phantasm

Phantom Stride can be used while immobilized and purges movement-impairing effects when used. Additionally, Force Speed grants Phasing Phantasm, causing you to absorb 60% of all incoming damage for the duration of Force Speed.

Retaliatory Grip

Deflection grants Retalitory Grip, reflecting 50% (or 100% for the Darkness discipline) of all direct single target tech and force damage back at the attacker. Retaliatory Grip lasts for 12 seconds and does not abosrb incoming damage.

When Ball Lightning deals damage it causes its target to become electrified dealng X energy damage over 6 seconds

Blade of the Elements

The critical hit chance of Reaping Strike is increased by 50% per Voltage stack. Critically hitting with Voltaic Slash reduces the cooldown of Reaping Strike by 1.5 seconds

Hatred (DPS)

TACTICAL

DESCRIPTION

Two Time Trouble

Creping Terror has a 20% chance to tick an additional time whenever a melee attack deals damage

Quick Escalation

Critically hitting with Leeching Strike resets its cooldown and grants Hungering Blade, increasing the critical chance and Force cost of your next Leeching Strick. Stacks up to 3 times.

Slow Mercy

Death Field spreads Force Slows’s effect and Force Storm does 15% more damage to targets affected by your Deathmark.

All Specs

TACTICAL

DESCRIPTION

Friend of the Force

Force Shroud also applies to any ally you are guarding

Herra’s Persistence

Phantom Stride gains 2 charges

Go to Sleep, Go to Sleep!

Mind Trap can now affect up to two targets at once

Chant of Regeneration

Recklessness increases your Force regeneration greatly for a short time

Gear Sets and Bonuses

Inquisitor

GEAR

2 SET

4 SET

6 SET

Name of Dire Retaliation

Armor +3%

Overload increases your damage reduction by 10% for 10 seconds. Getting attacked during this time causes your next Force attack to critically hit. This effect can only occur once every 10 seconds.

Name of the Controller

Armor +3%

Killing the enemy affected by Whirlwind before its cooldown ends resets the cooldown of Whirlwind

Soulbender

Power +2%

Electrocute’s stun lasts an additional 2 seconds

Decelerators

Alacrity +2%

Force Slow now has 2 charges. Using Force Slow on an enemy already under the effect of Force Slow slows them by an additional 20% and extends the duration.

Assassin

GEAR

2 SET

4 SET

6 SET

Shadow Purger

Defense Rating +2%

Severing Slash immobilizes the target for 2 seconds

Using Severing Slash while under Force Shroud lowers the targets accuracy and extends the duration of Force Shoud by 2 seconds

Rebuking Assault

Absorb Rating +2%

Each target hit by Severing Slash gives you a 1% damage reduction for 10 seconds

Each target hit by Severing Slash extends Deflection’s duration by 1 second

Name of Efficient Termination

Shield Rating +2%

Spike’s Stun and slow effects last for an additional second

Using Spike grants you a 20% damage reduction for 6 seconds.

Death Knell

Accuracy Rating +2%

The cooldown of Recklessness is reduced by 15 seconds

Whenever you consume a charge of Recklessness you gain a stack of Reckless Slaughter, increasing melee damage bonus by 5% for 20 seconds. Stacks up to 2 times

Saber Master

Mastery +2%

Reduces the cooldown of Overcharge Saber by 20 seconds

Killing an enemy during Overcharge Saber refreshes the duration of Overcharge Saber. Can occur up to 5 times during one Overcharge Saber

Name of Murderous Revelation

Mastery +2%

Overcharge Saber resets the cooldown of Phantom Stide

Using Phantom Stride from stealth grants a charge of Shadowcraft causing your next attack to critical hit

Charges

Charges basically allow you to use select Abilities more than once, depending on the number of Charges they have. For example, if an ability has 2 charges on it, you can use the Ability twice. You have to have at least 1 Charge to be able to use an Ability with Charges.

When you use an Ability with a Charge once, it uses up one Charge and the Charge timer goes on ‘cooldown’. When the cooldown timer is up, you will gain another ‘Charge’. If you use all the Charges the Ability has, you have to wait for the cooldown timer to complete to be able to use the Ability again.

Assassins have a Tactical with Charges.

CLASS

ABILITY/SET BONUS/TACTICAL

CHARGES

BASE COOLDOWN

Assassin

Tactical – Herra’s Persistance (Phantom Stride)

2

30 seconds

Special Thanks

I’d like to thank Andynul for helping me gather all the information from the PTS.

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